Halloween Bat Walk with Loch Ken Trust & Castle Douglas Development Forum
2025-11-01 16:30 - 19:00 UTC | The Crannog, Lochside Park, Castle Douglas, DG7 1EZ
Come along to The Crannog, next to beautiful Carlingwark Loch for a spooky kids Halloween Bat Walk, with storytelling and crafts.

4:30pm Bat Talk5pm Games and Crafts6pm Bat Walk6:30pm SunsetBack for hot chocolates

Event InformationThis is an outdoor event.Children to be accompanied by an adult.Price includes hot chocolate.To book email lindsay@lochken.org.uk.

From £2.50 Booking Required

EMAIL lindsay@lochken.org.uk TO BOOK

Journey With the Wild Geese
2026-04-01 08:00 - 2026-05-17 17:00
This April, the Wild Goose Festival and Dumfries and Galloway move together; alongside 40,000 barnacle geese taking off on their extraordinary journey. Collectively, an 80,000,000 mile effort from the Solway, in south-west Scotland, to Svalbard, north of the Arctic Circle. Moving in tandem, side by side, mile by mile, we’ll strive to walk, wheel, scoot and cycle the distance – travelling through nature and into spring.

To sign up to the challenge tap this link:https://link.stridekick.com/join?groupCode=XDMGRK6ZZW

OR

Open the Stridekick app → Tap Challenges → Tap the search icon → Enter the challenge code:XDMGRK6ZZW

Adult Goose information Sheets (1)Download

let's go for a wander
2026-04-01 13:00 - 15:00
To mark the beginning of this year’s Wild Goose Festival: Journey with the Wild Geese Movement Challenge, we’re starting with something very simple.

A wander.

We’d love to invite anyone and everyone to join us for a relaxed wander through town – a chance to stretch your legs, meet a few new people, and take a moment out of your day.

No pressure.No agenda.

Just people going for a walk together.

We’ll meet at Fountain Square outside The Stove Café, before heading on an easy route through Dock Park, down towards the Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge, across to the Suspension Bridge, and back to Fountain Square.

You can join for the whole journey, or just part of it. Walk, wheel, wander – go at your own pace.

And to sweeten the journey, we’ll have some ice creams waiting.

Everyone is welcome – friends, families, colleagues, neighbours, and anyone who simply fancies getting out for a walk.

Accessibility Information:

The meeting point at Fountain Square outside The Stove Café is on level ground with step-free access. The full walking route is step-free and suitable for wheelchair users and mobility aids. Paths through Dock Park are wide, surfaced park paths. The route across Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge and the Suspension Bridge uses level pedestrian walkways. There are no steps, stiles, or barriers along the planned route. Participants are welcome to walk, wheel, or join for part of the route at their own pace. The walk is informal and flexible, so people can turn back or rest whenever they wish. Accessible toilets are available at The Stove Café before and after the walk.
